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Color Guard shows pride in Arizona

Submitted by News Staff on Wed, 03/12/2014 - 6:00am

Members of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Color Guard/American Legion Post 401 (Concho) attended the 69th Anniversary Iwo Jima Flag Raising at Sacaton, Arizona, on February 22, 2014. The event is held each year to commemorate the raising of the U.S. Flag on Mt. Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima during WWII. The historic event also honors the participation of Pima tribal member Ira Hayes.